Poison-bottle cap



w. H. ARMSTRONG. POISON BOTTLE CAP.

APPUCA'HON FILED JULY22', I92?- Iareni-ed J 11H 18, 1922.

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. Where the bottles WILLIAM HENRY ARTJISTRQNG,

Q14 NEKV @RLEANS, LQUISIANA.

PGIS ON-IBOTTLE "1'0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I YVILLIAM H. ARM- STRONG, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have in vented a new and useful Poison-Bottle Cap, of which the following is a specification.

his invention relates to bottle caps and it includes the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

When stored in small quantities, poison.

uids are usually retained in small bottles closed by corks or stoppers, and these hottles are frequently placed on shelves or in receptacles with other bottles containing medicines. Numerous instances are known have become mixed or misplaced and as a consequence persons have taken or administered fluid from a poison bottle when it was the intention to use the fluid from a medicine bottle. The consequences of such mistakes have been attended by results more or less serious and in each instance causing physical suffering and personal inconveniences, all of which might have. been avoided if the safeguards offered by this invention had been utilized.

An object is to provide a cap adapted to be removably app ied to the neck of a bottle and which extends over the stopper or cork, and which is provided with tentacles having outstanding spurs adapted to serve as a warning signal to caution one who handles the bottle to exercise care as to how the contents of the bottle are used. This caution signal is manifest in the dark as Well as in the light, conseqpently its use is an assurance that the mistakes mentioned cannot again be made.

In the accompanying drawiingz- Figure l is a side view of a bottle showthe cap applied.

ligure 2 is a' similar view showing the cap in section, and

igure 3 is a of the cap.

As illustrated in the accompanying drawing, bottle 1 is of conventional form and is closed by a cork 2. The form of the cork is immaterial and. any style or pattern of cork or stopper may he used.

The cap is formed from a l ank of sheet metal, celluloid or any other suitable ma terial and includes a central disk shaped body portion 3 upon which may be placed conventionalized plan View ipeciiication of Letters Patent.

Patented Juiy 2.8, Serial no. assess.

any suitable legends to indicate the contents of the bottle or-which may serve ad; vertising purposes. The cap also'includes radially disposed tentacles outwardly froni the body 3 and which are provided at intervals along their lengths with stuck-up spurs 5. The preferably pointed at their outer ends as at 6, and one of the tentacles is provided with an opening 2 through whichthe link 01" a chain, or other securing device, may be passed for retaining the cap upon the neck of the bottle.

When the blank is formed in its final shape it is substantially of tentiitorm configuration, as best illustrated in Figures 1. and 2 of the drawing. i i hen. so formed the innermost spur: 5 stand up about the edge of the body portion 3 and the other spurs stand out from they tentacles.

When the cap is applied the body portion 3 lies over the top of the cork or stopper and the tentacles extend along the cork and neck of the bottle and engage around the head and the mouth of the bottle, as best indicated in Figure 2. By reason of the fact that the tentacles possess certain resiliency and pliability they may he readily sprung over the head and the mouth of the bottle when the device is applied or removed, and by reason of these charac teristics the end portions of the tentacles grasp the neck of the bottle between them, thus securely holding the cap in position upon the bottle.

In the present instance thc means for coi'in'zcting the cap with the bottle neck consists of a chain 8 having one of its ter-' minal links passing through the opening 7 and its other terminal a hand 9 which surrounds the neck of the bottle and fits snugly thereon.

. Hence it will be seen that when the bottle is closed and the cap i applied, a person who grasps the bottle and attempts to remove the cork or stopper wiil. bring his hand in contact with the spurs, and as the spurs are sharp they wiliserve as a signal and won the person that the bottle contains a iiuid which must he used After the bottle has been. used, and the event that the cork or stopper is re pieced, and an attempt should he made to place the hot'tie upon shelf or other sun-- nort without apply ng the to thestop tentacles are.

4 which extend per or cork, some inconvenience will be experienced for the reason that the cap will e hanging or dangling along the side of the bottle; therefore when'the bottle is replaced upon-the support the user is warned that the hanging cap should be placed over the cork or stopper before leaving the bottlerupon its support.

From the foregoing description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, it will be seen that a poison bottle .i cap of-simple and durable structure is providerL and, that the same will warn those who use or handle the bottle and caution them to observe precautions "to prevent the improperuse of the contents of the bottl or exposure to, accidental use.

Having des ribed the lnvention, what is claimed is 1. The combination with a bottle having a closure means, of an indicator of the class described comprising bottle gripping means and an intermediate portion engaging withsaid closure means to determine theextension of the gripping means upon the bottle and preventing removal of said closure without displacement of the indicator.

2. In combination with a bottle having a stopper, an indicator comprising a body portion in engagement with the top of said stopper and co-acting to retain the latter in the mouth of the bottle, and bottle grip tainers,comp ri sing a body, and jaw members adapted to be disposed upon the mouth of the bottle or container, said jaw members being curved inwardly so as to coopt erate withsaid mouth totend todraw the 'dicating means.

indicator tightly over the same when engaged therewith.

5. An indicator for poison bottles or containers having closure means, comprising a body extending over the closure means, and jaw members projecting therefrom and arranged circumferentially thereof, the entranceto said jaw members being of smaller diameter than the. same dimension at an intermediate point whereby upon engagement with the mouth of the bottle or container the jaw members are causedto grip and slide downwardly over said mouth to bring said body into engagement with the closure means.

6. A poison indicatonfor bottles and the like, comprising a bottle attachment formed from sheet material, said attachment com prising a central disc stopper engaging portion and a series of rad ating arms 'or tentacles, said arms or tentacles being bendable to angular position with respect to the disc portion to: form gripping means engagin with the bottle.

A poison indicator for bottles and the like, comprising a bottle attachment formed from sheet material, said' attachment come prising a body portion and}; series of radiating arms ortenta cles, said arms or ten tacles being .bendableto form inwardly inclined grippingmeans cooperating with the bottle mouth. tending to, draw; the attachment tightlythere'over and, having projections stamped therefrom andfconst tuting indicator means.

8. A poison indicator forbottles and the I like, comprising a bottle attachment formed from sheet material, said attachment comprising a central body portion and a series of radiating jaws having stamped therethrough a series of sharp projections, proecting outwardly atright angles to' said gripping means for a warningor content in- "In testimony whereof afiix my signaure.

' WILLIAM HENRY ARMSTRONG. 

